Mindshare Point of View: Google’s new Global site tag is a simplified web tagging library that works across all of Google’s site and conversion measurement products, giving better measurement for all Google tracked activity

Mindshare Point of View: Google has announced that it is “making significant changes with the goals of keeping offensive content off YouTube” in response to the brand safety issue that has dogged it throughout 2017.

Mindshare Point of View: On the 11th January 2018, Facebook made an announcement overhauling the way it presents publisher content in the news feed to address criticism about the quality of the content shared and so called ‘fake news’.

Mindshare Point of View: The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has taken place in Las Vegas this week, drawing the world’s leading consumer technology brands all showing off their latest and greatest inventions.

Mindshare Point of View: Two of the world’s largest digital companies are going toe-to-toe in a spat that could be bad for the consumer and determine the future landscape of digital services and e-commerce.

Mindshare Point of View: November is fast becoming the sales battleground of the year. In the East we have Singles Day or Double 11 – a veritable celebration of retail innovation in China. In the West we have Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which despite their names have morphed into a week-long sales festival across most countries.

Mindshare Point of View: Facebook is now fully aware of the power of ‘fake news’ and this new update is its way of tracking and regulating adverts that may be intended to sway voters. Whilst this is certainly a positive step forward regarding Facebook’s social responsibility, it does create a number of potential issues for brands.

Mindshare Point of View: Snap Inc. is launching a new digital content studio in partnership with NBC Universal to produce original content designed to be consumed through Snapchat, signing up independent filmmakers Mark and Jay Duplass as its first creative partners.

Mindshare Point of View: More details surfaced this week about a new service being developed by Google that is yet another imitation of a Snapchat originated service.Google Stamp is a Snapchat Discover lookalike that will allow users to swipe through a slideshow-style format.

Mindshare's Point of View: YouTube has announced the launch of a new software tool called Director Mix, which allows users to create multiple versions of a video based on different targeting parameters.

Mindshare's Point of View: Advertising Week, now in five cities, continues to be a key industry event, best for those looking to network and have meaningful discussions about the current state of the industry, as well as what is coming up next.